VP Manufacturing Engineering: Scale & Standardize

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 252,000 - 382,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a VP of Manufacturing Engineering to define and scale the organization’s manufacturing engineering across the enterprise. This executive will drive benchmarking, standards, and rapid, high-quality execution for multiple product lines and sites.

The role requires setting strategic roadmaps, allocating resources, and partnering with senior leaders to advance cutting-edge defense technologies with a focus on efficiency and growth.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing engineering, production operations, or industrial engineering in a hardware environment.
• 5–7+ years at the executive level (VP or Senior Director) leading multi-team or multi-site organizations.
• Exceptional presentation, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills; capable of aligning C-suite leaders and frontline operators.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering (or related). Master’s or MBA preferred.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the overarching manufacturing engineering strategy, roadmap, and budget for centralized org.
• Develop a multi-year scaling strategy to meet growth targets and evolving demand.
• Strategically allocate resources across competing priorities balancing tactical needs with long-term capability building.
• Establish and enforce enterprise standards for production line operation, systems usage, and engineering practice.
• Own the roadmap for centralized capabilities and ensure scalability across product lines.
• Partner with VPs and Heads of Production to set technical direction across divisions.
• Drive consistency in role definitions and leadership deployment across sites.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Manufacturing engineering

Hardware environments

DoD security clearance

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing/Electrical or Aerospace Eng

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a VP of Manufacturing Engineering to define and scale the organization’s manufacturing engineering across the enterprise. This executive will drive benchmarking, standards, and rapid, high-quality execution for multiple product lines and sites.

The role requires setting strategic roadmaps, allocating resources, and partnering with senior leaders to advance cutting-edge defense technologies with a focus on efficiency and growth.